Railway-tie and rail-joint fastener therefor.



PATENTED .APR. 3, 1906 G. S. MYERS.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL JOINT FASTENBRTHBREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 20. 1905.

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UNTTEED sTATEs PATENT oETioE.

RAILWAY-TIE A ND RAIL-JOINT FASTENER THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application filed December 20,1905. Serial No. 292,543.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MYERs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Railway-Ties and Rail-Joint Fasteners Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in railway-ties and rail-joint fasteners therefor, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this description by which a rail may be used without the base-fiange and to so secure the rail to the tie that it will be more rigid than where the ordinary spikes and fishplates are used and permit the rail from being removed from the tie without disturbing the plates; and a further object of my invention is to provide a metallic tie which will exactly space the rails and absolutely prevent the spreading of the same, thus overcoming the many disadvantages and accidents occasioned by the use of the present form of railjoint and tie.

lVith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a cross-section of a track, showing my improved rails, joint, and tie, the latter being in elevation; Fig. 2, a side view of a rail looking from the inside of the track, the

tie being in section and the inner fastener in position; Fig. 3, a similar view looking at the rail from the outside of the track.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the rail, the head of which may be of any of the usual forms, with the exception that the under side of said head is square to serve as a bearing which rests upon the joint-plates, and a web B is formed with this head; but said web is not provided with the usual baseflanges.

C represents the tie, which is made of any suitable metal, and D is an angle-plate which is secured to the tie by means of the rivets E.

G is an angle-plate which is secured to the tie by the rivets G, and H is a stay-block which consists of an angular section connecting an upright section and a horizontal section, the former adapted to bear against the outer surface of the angle-plate G and the latter section adapted to fit upon the tie and be secured thereto by the rivets I, which pass through the plate and tie.

It will be understood that this construction is applied tO both ends of the tie for holding each rail, and in practice the web of the rail is placed between the angle-plates D and G and held against displacement by the bolts F and. J, the former passing through the two angle-plates and web and the latter through the stay-block, angle-plate G, web, and clamp-block K, which latter is placed upon the upper edge of the angle-plate D and serves as a bearing upon which the inside of the rail rests, the angle-plate G serving the same purpose upon the outside of the rail.

This construction will absolutely prevent the rails from spreading and at the same time serve as a gage for laying the rails, as each tie will space the rails the desired distance apart and also hold them in their proper relative positions. v

In practice the ties are first laid in the usual manner and the webs of the rails are set between the angle-plates D and G, after which they are secured by the bolts F and J, so that when it is necessary to remove the rails these bolts are withdrawn, permitting the rails to be lifted from their position between the angle-plates and new rails substituted therefor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. The combination of a railway-rail consisting of a head and Web, a metallic tie, angle-plates riveted to said tie and means for securing the web of the rail between the angle-plates whereby said rail will be supported in an upright position,,as specified.

2. The herein-described combination of a railway-rail consisting of a head and web, a metallic tie, two angle-plates riveted to said tie, a stay-block also riveted to the tie on the outside angle-plate so as to bear against the latter, a clamp-block located upon the inside angle-plate and bolts passed through said angle-plates and a stay-b ock whereby theweb of the rail is secured in position, as specified.

3. The herein-described combination of a I In testimony whereof I have hereunto afnietallic tie, angle-plates riveted to said tie, a fixed my signature in the presence of two rail consisting of a head and Web, the Web subscribing Witnesses.

adapted to fit between the angle-plates, the GEORGE S MYERS. inside of the rail adapted to rest upon the an- WVitnesses: gle-plates, and bolts for securing the Web in MARY E. HAMER,

place between the angle-plates, as specified. JAMES N. MURRAY. 

